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Unit Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Walt Whitman Notebooks

For Students 9th - 10th
An amazing site, full of primary source documents, that offers a glimpse into the life and thoughts of American poet Walt Whitman. By paging through Whitman's notebooks, you can see a record of his ideas and witness lines of verse taking...
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Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Walt Whitman Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan/activity designed for students to see and appreciate the work of a great poet on the birthday of Walt Whitman. Provides web links and a bibliography, as well as other lesson plans. From May 31, 2007.
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Website
Texas A&M University

American Transcendentalism Web

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly site with many articles about American transcendental authors, their work, and philosophy.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Walt Whitman

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Walt Whitman including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Whitman is also provided.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Douglass Archive: Whitman "In Memory of Thomas Paine"

For Students 9th - 10th
Speech given by Walt Whitman, "In Memory of Thomas Paine," on January 28, 1877 for the 140th anniversary of Paine's birthday.
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Curated OER

Walt Whitman

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Walt Whitman (1819-1892 CE), with links to selected Whitman poems.